Just out of curiosity, which “younger guys” are you referring to? Can’t disagree with Orsillo, he was a great get for the Pads.

This is great, Dom. In his early years with the Padres, Dick received a lot of flack from Padres faithful for messing up player names, or confusing players altogether. Frankly, this never bothered me all that much. And, to his credit, he improved significantly after those first two seasons with the Padres.…

As a Chargers fan, I hope we trade Rivers to a team that has a fighting chance at winning the Super Bowl. We’ve absolutely wasted his career, and it literally pains me to watch him carry this inept team on his back year after year.

Perhaps you should look up what the acronym UEFA stands for.

Just curious, but when people start talking about Jackson do you tuck it into your waistband, or just let it stick out?

You’re struggling on the reading comprehension front. Noted.

Good Kinja, PFM.

If your hypothetical were the current situation, I believe that my posed binary is demonstrably correct. However, I’m fairly certain that’s not his justification. I’m sure Bosa was happy to be drafted by the Chargers. Once negotiations began, however, it’s been downhill. Under your hypothetical, why would Bosa be…

The only “key” player they lost was Kante. He had a terrific season, but let’s not pretend like there weren’t a few other factors in their great run last year (no injuries, unheralded players like Drinkwater).

If that’s the case, he has/had two options: (1) request a trade, a la Eli; (2) play out his rookie deal, work his ass off, and get rewarded in free agency.

The current best player in the NFL would beg to differ. Moreover, Bosa is unquestionably charismatic. Obviously, DEs don’t garner as many endorsements as QBs, RBs, or WRs. That’s not the point, though.

I agree - the precedential value of this move (for both sides, really) is dangerous. But this situation only underscores the need for careful attention to detail when the two sides are re-negotiating the CBA. But if the question is who’s losing more in this situation, right now: the answer is undoubtedly Bosa and his…

His agent is using this as an opportunity to bolster his own resume for future draft prospects. I’m not disagreeing that Bosa deserves one or the other. He undoubtedly does, and it’s not unfair of his side to ask for it. But I disagree complete that his agent is giving him good representation. However you spin it,…

I think you just nailed it on the head. OF COURSE I believe that Bosa has the right to negotiate the terms of his contract, as anyone should. But recall that the first thing I said is that, yes, the Chargers are being stupid. Unfortunately for Bosa, that’s nothing new. And, as things stand, Bosa has very little to…

Brah, the NFL was operating under a different CBA.

So you’re one of those? Yeah, GM workers and Joey Bosa share a lot in common.

The NFL is irreconcilably different than your average labor force, which is what you would undoubtedly like to compare this to. Moreover, let’s not pretend like this issue isn’t peanuts compared to the other (real) issues facing the NFLPA in the next iteration of the CBA.

Sorry, but this point is something out of the Todd McShay NFL Scouting handbook. The Chargers run an “under and over” defense, meaning that they run a 3-4 defense in name, only. The majority of the time, players are filling gaps, making the defense play (and look) like something more closely resembling a 4-3. And,…

This Kinja, is good Kinja.

I ordinarily don’t side with franchises in CBA-related disputes, but the key words here are “if Bosa underperforms.” Even if he does “underperform,” it’s highly unlikely the Chargers (or any franchise, for that matter) would release their 3rd overall pick in the absence of a sexual assault/domestic violence charge.…